This is a complaint against man
His law and his norms
His police hat and his weapon
Hidden behind uniforms
And the asshole who manhandles us
Make disgraceful people of us
They assign and lead us
To spit at their badges
This is a complaint against you
You and your colleagues
Who regard us as outcasts
Ill-adapted to your rules
You who belittle us
And take us for yahoos
Cocaine dealers
You who made an insult of our name
And against your racist laws
All your magistrates
This is a complaint
Against those who condemn our bros and sistas
A big kiss from me to the judge
Your preachers are sinful
Professional foolers
This is a complaint
The brothers live in fear
Of your filings and fingerprintings
Your tight handcuffs
Your mates don't care
They put respect aside
When the rooster* crows
Even a mother can get handcuffed
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This is a complaint
On oath or not
Even representing the government
No one is above the law
For everyone has rights
Full of faith are my verses
Whether you listen to me or not
You who protect peace
Leave us the fuck alone
This is a complaint
Yes, youth are fed up
"Put up your hand, your finger, your joint"
This is a complaint
Against your abuses of power
Whether you mean to do your duty or not
This is a complaint
I wish you knew
For a mere joint
Your mates gave us such a hard time
Life is freaking annoying
For those kids from the projects
When every single police raid
Goes together with custody
To think the trouble-makers
Are just a minority
Too much facial discrimination
To tell you the truth
You looked down upon us so often
And behaved so harshly
That you drove us crazy
And hostile to authority
You reported us too often
Your patrol are frightening
You're not all the same
I don't mean to generalize it
You like busting people's balls
For just smoking a reefer
"Flavoring" us with teargas
Is one of your guilty pleasures
At every demonstration
Your methods are draconian
Your truncheons and your kicks
Enjoy hitting craniums
It's normal that people feel hatred and sorrow
And finally don't understand anything
That's usual since idiots are kings, huh !
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Policeman : Dear Sir, what you're saying now is inadmissible, it's just inadmissible ! And you must also know that in real conditions, including refusals to cooperate and those who just don't have documents, well... Oh, by the way, I'd be pleased to see your documents as well.
You say "nothing is impossible to a Frenchman"**
I don't know what to think anymore either
Nor where I stand
Since I feel well-integrated
Fulfilling my duty as a citizen
So forget about my typically
French Arab look
Justice is not equal between François and Khader
This is a complaint
I'm not your scapegoat
Just an emissary
Who came to thwart you
Because now your friends can't tell
Schools from prisons
Hey, Gentlemen, repression
Is not a solution
Yes, your conditions of detention
Are so precarious
Plus so many humiliations
Your custodies give us the creeps
This is a complaint
He told me "Bend down and cough" !***
Policeman : Sure ! The way you talk about it, it's like we persecute you. Don't you feel like you're overdoing it ?
Tunisiano :
I'm just saying some don't do their job correctly
Too many at the end of their ropes
So go easy
'Cause hatred breeds hatred
And it will all explode sooner or later